Whats Up with the Fire Department in the Puget Sound off Beach Drive Shores?

April 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

I've noticed some unusal activity with the Seattle Fire Department (I think?) in the Puget Sound around the Emma Schmitz Viewpoint area.  I'm assuming that they're just practicing water rescue but I'm not sure…thought I'd see if any of our readers have the inside scoop or if you've noticed the same.

April 19 was the first time I noticed this as they tied to our buoy.

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About a week ago, the Leschi Fire Rescue Boat spent some time around the same spot.

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Yesterday, around 10 am in the morning, two dinghy's went to around where the orange buoy is to do some diving.

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Just looked out the window….they're diving right now!

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Filed Under: Puget Sound

UPDATED: Meeting regarding the Murray Pump Station at Lowman Beach

April 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Update April 23, 2010:  Read West Seattle Blog's coverage of the meeting here.   Be sure to read the comments which also contain a great deal of information.

Tonight at 7pm at the Morgan Community Association's quarterly meeting, the controversial discussion regarding Murray Pump Station continues.   West Seattle Blog has an update here. The meeting takes place in the basement of The Kenney at 7125 Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle.

Some options to deal with the "combined sewer overflow" include:

  • digging up a majority of Lowman Beach Park
  • claiming some Beach Drive homes across from the park (via eminet domain)

Dr. Ron Sterling, author of West Seattle Sound Angels blog, states this is

"…the only meeting I am aware of that is scheduled to take place BEFORE King County submits it's plans for SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) approval in June 2010…. Be there if you care!"

Filed Under: Beach Drive Homes, Current Affairs, Parks, Puget Sound, Safety

Leschi Fire Rescue Boat

April 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment

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It's not everyday you see the Leschi cruising in this area… at least I don't!   The Leschi seemed to slowly linger just south of Emma Schmitz View Point for a little while.

I'm not sure what they were doing in this neck of the pond, do you?

Filed Under: Puget Sound

The Vashon Hum: Do You Hear It?

April 19, 2010 by 7 Comments

Almost every night, when I'm settling into bed and the house is quiet, I hear a very low grade hum.  My husband doesn't hear it.  Sometimes I've wondered if it's a tug boat or large ship going by, but often times I don't see anything cruising in the sound…making me wonder if it's a sub lurking about.

I was beginning to think it was just me…until I read an article in the Seattle PI about "The Vashon Hum".  Now I'm wondering if any of my Beach Drive neighbors are hearing a hum too?

Filed Under: Puget Sound

She’s Back…Harvesting a Giant Bag of Moon Shells

April 16, 2010 by 2 Comments

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Harvesting shells from this area is a crime.   She's been on private property doing this as well as Emma Schmitz which is a Marine Reserve…this is not her first occurance (she's the same person photo'd in this post). 
 

Filed Under: Crime, Parks, Puget Sound

Seal in the Sunset

April 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment

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This fella was calmly floating around the Puget Sound last night.  When we first spied him, he was floating on his side with a flipper straight up in the air…of course by the time we grabbed our camera, he stopped.

Filed Under: Puget Sound, Sunrise & Sunset, Wildlife

Update on Lowman Beach Park vs King County Waste Water

April 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment

This just in by Ron Sterling:

Ron Sterling and his fellow Beach Drive neighbors are fighting King County to get the King County Wastewater Division (KCWTD) to stop its plans to build a 1 million gallon underground tank in, on, and around Lowman Beach Park. One of the three alternative proposals that KCWTD is trying to force onto the neighborhood even includes exercising eminent domain to purchase a block of treasured neighborhood homes for the purpose of building the tank and its significant above-ground "amenities." It is a travesty of bad decision-making, poor outreach to the community, and very poor design.

Please visit their blog www.SoundAngels.org and do what you can to get the word out to help them with their mission to get King County to do the right thing and save the neighborhood.

Filed Under: Beach Drive Homes, Parks, Puget Sound

Barely Seen in Puget Sound: USS John C. Stennis CVN 74

April 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment

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USS John C Stennis is on her way back home to Bremerton this morning.  I could barely see her on this grey rainy day.
 

Filed Under: Puget Sound, Rambling Embers

Wind Advisory until this evening

April 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment

UPDATE 9:31pm: WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT

UPDATE 4:45pm:  WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 9:00 pm. which happens to coincide with the next high tide of 11.17 at 9:06pm.

PUGET SOUND HAS A GALE WARNING  UNTIL 11:00 PM. with 5 to 7 ft waves.

Hopefully the winds are coming in late enough to miss our high tide this morning…we still have our high tide tonight to contend with.

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING…

TODAY…BECOMING VERY WINDY. RAIN THIS MORNING…THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH LATE.

TONIGHT…BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT…

TODAY…SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT MIDDAY. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS AFTER NOON.

TONIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

Filed Under: Puget Sound, Weather

The Future of Lowman Beach Park

March 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment

LowmanBeachPark The West Seattle Blog has a must read article about what the county is proposing to do with the Lowman Beach with regards to the pumps, including:

….digging up most of Lowman Beach Park, including its unique beachfront tennis court and two century-old trees. Another would involve acquiring homes across the street from Lowman, through eminent domain if necessary.

It's a stinky situation and if you care about this area of West Seattle, I encourage to read WSB's post:  Turn Lowman Beach into a utility site?  Overflow options draw ire

Click here for more of my photos of Lowman Beach Park on Flickr.

Filed Under: Current Affairs, Parks, Puget Sound
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